From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "H. Peter Anvin" Subject: Re: Does git belong in root's $PATH? Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 16:39:40 -0800 Message-ID: <43C05F4C.8050908@zytor.com> References: <43C0025A.9080406@op5.se> <43C02725.2020702@zytor.com> <43C05ED5.1090603@op5.se> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: walt , git@vger.kernel.org X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Sun Jan 08 01:40:37 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EvObs-00084f-0x for gcvg-git@gmane.org; Sun, 08 Jan 2006 01:40:36 +0100 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1161109AbWAHAjr (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Jan 2006 19:39:47 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1161108AbWAHAjr (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Jan 2006 19:39:47 -0500 Received: from terminus.zytor.com ([192.83.249.54]:39631 "EHLO terminus.zytor.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1161109AbWAHAjp (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Jan 2006 19:39:45 -0500 Received: from [172.27.0.18] (c-67-180-238-27.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [67.180.238.27]) (authenticated bits=0) by terminus.zytor.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k080deOm013328 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 7 Jan 2006 16:39:41 -0800 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7-1.1.fc4 (X11/20050929) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en To: Andreas Ericsson In-Reply-To: <43C05ED5.1090603@op5.se> X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.87.1, clamav-milter version 0.87 on localhost X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL autolearn=no version=3.0.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on terminus.zytor.com Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Andreas Ericsson wrote: > > I've been told that it's '/usr' simply because that's where user > interface tools that have nothing to do with boot-strapping resides. A > point emphasized by the fact that /bin, /sbin and /lib must not reside > on network-mounted media, while /usr may. > > It seems so logical I never bothered to look in to find out for myself > though, so I may well be wrong, or at least younger. ;) > /usr used to be what is now called /home. What you're describing above is the current usage. -hpa